Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-02-18
NOTES..

Mr.. Spencer c. Jones is spoken of as \ posi- d,
bile democratic candidate for Governor of VI .ry-
land
Cardinal Gibbons, accomp .nied by his se:re.
tarv and Rector O'Connel, of the American
College, arrived in Rome on Susday evening
Smith NJ Weed expresses the belief tn t Pre-
sid.nt Cleveland will not se.k a reelection,
aad that in this event Gov. Hill will be the
choice Of New York Demo ITS for President.
james c. Smith, city sergeant of Richmon Z,
was fined $50 by the Judge Of the Hl.tinxs
Court for permitting more persons TO witness
the execution of C.uvsrius th IN is per ntted by
law
The reports as to the con iition Of winter
wheat continue to be OF favorable character
with the exception Of those from X .n,as where
ia a IN. jority of the counties the outlook is re.
garded as poor.
A duel was fought at Nv Orleans S.tn-ilv
he,ween Robert :om.n. son of Judge Alfred
Roman, and Sldn-v l. Tae4rd, a SON af H IN
Paul +. S Tneard The weapons used were
small swords. The4rd received 4 siigh, A f.Sh
wound in the han1 and the f III; vas stop. ed
Charlie Andrews, 3 nine ye.r-o'i h,v. gwen
TO som1 ,mnu ism. walked off rhA pl .tform Of =
the Pan Handle. near X-ni,. q, the other
night. When be mrSs-d tr.inn-n were
sent back to obtain his m'ngl-d r-a.ins. as
vas expected, hut they found him sittin z
beside n fence urhart and with 'ut a,r re"oI.
ecton of how he got off the train.
Charles klose, S hlei.io .erviIs Wiscon
I'M ssool keeper 10 I'd Il two shotkuls S,tur.
lay evening, and emptied the rou,ents of one
INTO his " ifs ; head she Was kns ,ding bread
killing her Instantly. He then tried to sh Dot
himself, hut merely blew swAv one cheek. He
locked The doors, poured Kerosene over the fur.
nIturs and set the house On fire WAen the
nrIE oors tried TO enter h. r.Io .ded one of the
Saasand blew out his brains.
Mrs. Thomts r B.an-tt, of I,nuih.l, No,
Thursday night took her four yesrold da yh-
ter to Mount Oivet Cemetery, and after taking
. dose Of poison. Law down on the gr.v. Of .
ae.d child 10 die. She vsmited up the poison
iurisg the night. but her clothing was frez-n
10 the ground aud she could not move She
vas found alive 10 the morning. bot so badly
iroZen that she nay die The child had been
kept warm by its mothes
There il serious apprehsnsipa that th.r. will
he appalling los. OF human lie 10 Mon,.as
Snow began tai ing ia the middle Of Novens Der
and there is nos more on the ground than at
any Ss'ur uuTing tue past ~ years. to4I Is
selling So a ton a, Fort Benton. The snow
rs iri'isi 10 enormous depths. aud nor. people
h.ve been frozsn TO 4 ..th this siater ,h,s FOR
quarter ot century. The cold h.. been in
tense, rarying from - degrees below zero al,
Livingston and Helena, 10 10 degrees below
zero at Port Saaw and Fort AssiHaboine
90 FRIDAY afternoon l.st ;so youag meu-
Hugh Rsms,y and NC elan lack started out
IN a al ~ sor he. t3e ,f =:
IS s',aa,et iuasuhm-rged 10 district known - tn.
Como Bottom 10 Illinois. for ID. purpose Of
rsscsins family Toe heavy eurren, up,.t
the skid, but in occupants managed to catch
hold of {. clump Of willows. Ia this condition
thsy rensinet until S.turdiS moraiat when
they we're rescued. after ssviag been in the
water for Is hours uiIh The mercury siX de-
grees be'o~ zero. FIsrk. il 10 ,sought will
die, but Ramsay may recover